Japan’s Strategic Investment Offensive

Unlike Beijing, Tokyo is targeting specific regions and sectors to enhance its influence.

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Victoria Herczegh
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As Japan grows more ambitious as a regional leader, it has enhanced its diplomatic outreach accordingly. In late November, for example, reports emerged that Tokyo was interested in expanding into Central Asia. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to visit the region in early 2024 for an inaugural summit with leaders of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan […]

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Victoria Herczegh
Victoria Herczegh
Viktória Herczegh is an analyst at Geopolitical Futures. She is also a PhD candidate at the Political Science and International Relations Doctoral School of Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. Her PhD research topic is "Double Standards projected by Great Powers". Ms. Herczegh holds a bachelor's degree of Chinese Language and Culture and a master's degree of East Asian Studies. She also spent one semester at Shanghai International Studies University studying Mandarin Chinese. Ms. Herczegh is a native Hungarian fluent in English, Spanish, French and Mandarin.

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